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. >> as president obama nominates vietnam veterans john kerry and chuck hagel to cabinet posts, we will speak with nick turse, author of an explosive new book, "kill anything that moves: the real american war in vietnam." all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama is preparing to unveil a comprehensive plan to address gun violence that is expected to include legislation tightening background checks on potential gun buyers as well as 19 separate actions obama could take using executive power. at a news conference monday, obama confirmed he would support proposals for new assault weapons ban. he said a task force led by vice president joe biden had presented him with a list of " common sense" steps to prevent shootings like the one at sandy hook and elementary school. obama also alluded to potential resistance from opponents of gun control. >> part of the challenge we confront is even the sight -- slightest hint of some sensible responsible legislation in this area. it fans this notion that somehow
. >> as president obama nominates vietnam veterans john kerry and chuck hagel to cabinet posts, we will speak with nick turse, author of an explosive new book, "kill anything that moves: the real american war in vietnam." all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama is preparing to unveil a comprehensive plan to address gun violence that is expected to include legislation...
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. >>> senator chuck schumer says he will back the president's choice, chuck hagel, as the new head of the pentagon. the new yorkbe democrat met with the former republican senator monday at the white house. schumer then met with president obama and said hagel's comments about israel were a critical factor in winning his support. schumer was seen as a possible roadblock to hagel's confirmation. businessman donald trump is inserting himself in israeli politics. trump made a video endorsing benjamin netanyahu. and his party ahead of the general elections next week. still ahead, pennsylvania school district takes matters in its own hands to fight gun violence. first, is your federal government putting the mob-like squeeze on a private citizen? look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have developed a projective display for firefighters. allowing them to s
. >>> senator chuck schumer says he will back the president's choice, chuck hagel, as the new head of the pentagon. the new yorkbe democrat met with the former republican senator monday at the white house. schumer then met with president obama and said hagel's comments about israel were a critical factor in winning his support. schumer was seen as a possible roadblock to hagel's confirmation. businessman donald trump is inserting himself in israeli politics. trump made a video...
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chuck hagel from the powerful new york senator chuck schumer. this morning schumer released a statement that reads in part, based on several key assurances provided by senator hagel, i am currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. i encourage my senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him. well, this coupled with senator barbara boxer's vote of support yesterday has made his path for conformation look a lot easier. joining me is "the huffington post's" sam stein and "time" magazine magazine's. i thought schumer would take more time. got it on the record, maybe got a little more pro hawkish than he was to start with the interview but he got what he needed. i was impressed at the speed with which this is being done. your thoughts? >> i'm sort of with you on the one hand. it looked like schumer had legitimate concerns about what hagel's positions were with respect to iran and israel. then again, i thought about what was behind the act? it" the end it was a democratic president appointing a cabinet member. it did
chuck hagel from the powerful new york senator chuck schumer. this morning schumer released a statement that reads in part, based on several key assurances provided by senator hagel, i am currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. i encourage my senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him. well, this coupled with senator barbara boxer's vote of support yesterday has made his path for conformation look a lot easier. joining me is "the huffington...
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hagel has been nominated to replace leon panetta eagle would be the first vietnam vet to ever head the u.s. department of defense when i was in vietnam in one nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and a lot of people who lost their lives that they didn't have i didn't having the say about someone needs to represent that perspective and in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in the body since two thousand and one an estimated sixty six hundred u.s. soldiers have returned from iraq or afghanistan in body bags and last year suicides by american soldiers surged to three hundred and forty nine historic high the u.s. military has had decades of experience in areas like asia latin america the middle east and africa however experts say if we were in washington don't begin learning from the past the only foreign policy factor that will continue changing is the geographic location of america's the policies and repeated mistakes reporting from new york arena portnoy r.t. . so is h
hagel has been nominated to replace leon panetta eagle would be the first vietnam vet to ever head the u.s. department of defense when i was in vietnam in one nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and a lot of people who lost their lives that they didn't have i didn't having the say about someone needs to represent that perspective and in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in...
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how big a push does hagel get from chuck schumer's endorsement? earlier in the week there was some ambivalence from chuck schumer, wasn't there? >> reporter: absolutely. i think hagel get a big push. i think a lot of eyes were on chuck schumer to see what he decides. he met with hagel. the two sat down at the white house, had a long meeting, and chuck schumer came out of that meeting essentially saying he now supports hagel's nomination for secretary of defense. one of the key points he makes is that he feels as though hagel has shifted positions on some of these controversial issues and comments that he brought up in the past, on iran, on israel, and he specifically says that hagel now understands the fact that israel is in a more endangered spot than it was, essentially acknowledging the administration's position which is that iran has gotten closer to acquiring nuclear weapons, so hagel basically telling schumer he would support unilateral action on iran, would not take any option off the table as it pertains to iran around understands some of
how big a push does hagel get from chuck schumer's endorsement? earlier in the week there was some ambivalence from chuck schumer, wasn't there? >> reporter: absolutely. i think hagel get a big push. i think a lot of eyes were on chuck schumer to see what he decides. he met with hagel. the two sat down at the white house, had a long meeting, and chuck schumer came out of that meeting essentially saying he now supports hagel's nomination for secretary of defense. one of the key points he...
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a big boost for chuck hagel's bid to become the next defense secretary. new york senator chuck shuker today publicly backing hagel for the first time. the endorsement after they met for 90 minutes at the white house yesterday and california senator barbara boxer also come out in support of the nomination. hagel reached out to all 100 senators and plan to meet individually with dozens of the members in the weeks leading up to his confirmation hearing. turn to capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell. i imagine the schumer news good news, not that he would not support hagel, but obviously, people were following the lead at least in tone from the beginning of all of this. >> reporter: well, chuck schumer expressed real concerns about some of the positions that chuck hagel held, and certainly, they knew each other over time. their paths crossed and really chuck schumer wanted an opportunity to have a face to face meeting. he made that request. as you point out, they met at the white house. they spent a considerable amount of time and a couple of issues that
a big boost for chuck hagel's bid to become the next defense secretary. new york senator chuck shuker today publicly backing hagel for the first time. the endorsement after they met for 90 minutes at the white house yesterday and california senator barbara boxer also come out in support of the nomination. hagel reached out to all 100 senators and plan to meet individually with dozens of the members in the weeks leading up to his confirmation hearing. turn to capitol hill correspondent kelly...
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democratic senator chuck schumer says he supports chuck hagel after a 90-minute meeting at the white house. critics, though, blasting some of hagel's past comments including the one in which hagel said, quote, the jewish lobby has intimidated lawmakers on israel. schumer, who is jewish, says he will vote for hagel's confirmation after hagel clarified his remarks. >>> venezuela's vice president expected to deliver a state of the nation speech today. standing in for president hugo chavez who is still in cuba, recovering, continuing to get those cancer treatments. but a lot of venezuelans are just focused on finding everyday essentials, talking about eggs and flour, even toilet paper, very tough to come by, in many stores in venezuela right now. alejandra ora joins me. >> the central bank reported that the shortage increased at the fastest pace in the last three years after president chavez announced he was going to travel to cuba to get cancer treatment. however, it is important to emphasize that president chavez has yet to come back to venezuela after the treatment and has not been se
democratic senator chuck schumer says he supports chuck hagel after a 90-minute meeting at the white house. critics, though, blasting some of hagel's past comments including the one in which hagel said, quote, the jewish lobby has intimidated lawmakers on israel. schumer, who is jewish, says he will vote for hagel's confirmation after hagel clarified his remarks. >>> venezuela's vice president expected to deliver a state of the nation speech today. standing in for president hugo chavez...
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chuck schumer says he will back chuck hagel as defense secretary. secretary of state hillary clinton with a long-time ally, liberia's president ellen johnson surleaf. >> it's important to be here today to see that you have fully recovered from your recent illness. >>> on "today" chelsea clinton speaks for the first time about her mom's recovery. >> she is exuding the energy, the vibrancy, and certainly the mental acuty that she always has. i am so grateful that she is not only fine, but healthy and vibrant and strong and, you know, god willing, will be for the next 65 years of her life. >> and chelsea clinton is also chairing the national day of service on saturday. more on that to come. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the political cavalry has arrived. new york senator chuck schumer has given his seal of approval to president obama's defense nominee. any decision that could rally senate democrats and signal an easier path to confirmation for former senator chuck hagel. joining us now washington post columnist greta -- white house
chuck schumer says he will back chuck hagel as defense secretary. secretary of state hillary clinton with a long-time ally, liberia's president ellen johnson surleaf. >> it's important to be here today to see that you have fully recovered from your recent illness. >>> on "today" chelsea clinton speaks for the first time about her mom's recovery. >> she is exuding the energy, the vibrancy, and certainly the mental acuty that she always has. i am so grateful that...
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first, breaking within the last hour, chuck hagel just picking up a hue endorsement. new york senator schumer giving an endorsement. the white house had launched a major pr about hagel's views about israel, iran women and gale rights. the other big story, will president obama trump congress and take executive action on guns? the white house official tells biden's recommendations including 19 that the president can act on by executive order alone. >> i'm confident there are some steps we can take that don't remember legislation, and that are within my authority as president, and where you get a step that has the. >>> "usa today" reporting that weighing tougher restrictions on gun control. >> this is people have to live through these tragedies after tragedy after tragedy. >>> in maryland governor o'malley announcing a controversial and then in delaware. jack martell is putting his weight behind a proposal to end the gun show loophole. >>> the nra under fire for releasing the new iphone app. yesterday. it eye lows players as young as 4-year-old to practice shooting at co
first, breaking within the last hour, chuck hagel just picking up a hue endorsement. new york senator schumer giving an endorsement. the white house had launched a major pr about hagel's views about israel, iran women and gale rights. the other big story, will president obama trump congress and take executive action on guns? the white house official tells biden's recommendations including 19 that the president can act on by executive order alone. >> i'm confident there are some steps we...
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more than an even chuck hagel who came out didn't even really say that much opposition to israel i mean he said something back in two thousand and six and he hasn't gone up one hundred percent against iran and people are painting him as we can iran and he supports sanctions he supports potential military action i just don't understand when you don't tow this line of the hardest rhetoric available then you're soft then you're attacked as being weak you know frankly there is this litmus test of are you willing to toe the line about going to war with iran are you going to say you know if you want doesn't do this we're going to go to war with them and by having such a. such a test in place it really it prevents a real nuance debate about ok what can we actually accept regarding iran are really willing to go to war and you know risk the lives and you know and countless lives and treasure in order to prevent iran from having this theoretical capability that they can actually do anything with is that really what our red line is and chuck hagel somebody who has said you know he actually he hasn
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. >>> former senator chuck hagel will begin meeting with senators personally and he started yesterday with a long talk with chuck schumer, an influential democrat who said he's decided to support hagel. some republicans are opposed to hagel even though hagel is a republican. he's accused of being soft on iran, weak in his backing for israel and opposed to gay rights. his confirmation hearing will probably happen within weeks. >>> a study found there are almost 3,000 potentially unsafe buildings in the city and 58,000 people living there. research says the buildings will probably fall down in a big quake. most of the buildings on the list have not been verified in person by building inspectors. >>> well, it's not likely that lawsuits in the san bruno explosion will actually go to trial. more than 320 people filed claims. about 120 have already agreed to settlement. lawyerses said in court that this -- lawyers said this could take about 90 i days settle the remaining claims. >>> the man accused of killing five people at a san francisco home last month is due in court at 9:00 this mornin
. >>> former senator chuck hagel will begin meeting with senators personally and he started yesterday with a long talk with chuck schumer, an influential democrat who said he's decided to support hagel. some republicans are opposed to hagel even though hagel is a republican. he's accused of being soft on iran, weak in his backing for israel and opposed to gay rights. his confirmation hearing will probably happen within weeks. >>> a study found there are almost 3,000...
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chuck hagel certainly has been in a lot of trouble and this support from chuck schumer, who is the number three democrat in the senate, makes it pretty likely that he is going to get confirmed. not a sure thing, but it makes it a lot more likely. let me read you a part of what chuck schumer said in a statement. he said based on several key assurances, i'm currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. i encourage my senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him. now, the background here is that the two men met for 90 minutes yesterday to discuss the concerns. and the concerns that senator schumer has or had are really similar to what many current senators have. those that have concerns. on his position on israel, on his position in the past on iran specifically opposing sanctions. and for some unfortunate remarks that he made with regard to the jewish lobby and also gay americans. on all of those, a pretty lengthy statement that senator schumer released, and he said that he went through in this 90 minute discussion with senator hagel and he feels that he has
chuck hagel certainly has been in a lot of trouble and this support from chuck schumer, who is the number three democrat in the senate, makes it pretty likely that he is going to get confirmed. not a sure thing, but it makes it a lot more likely. let me read you a part of what chuck schumer said in a statement. he said based on several key assurances, i'm currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. i encourage my senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him....
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you will take us inside the chuck hagel war room, calling the chuck hagel confirmation war room. where is he? i know he's on the house talking to old colleagues ensuring republicans and democrats of his commitment to close relationship to israel. where is he in the process? >> willie, there's been a real turn and things are now running senator hagel's and people around the table will be encouraged by this choice. senator barbara boxer of california, a democrat who withheld her support from senator hagel announced last night, she's now for him following long conversations she had with him by the phone and most importantly, senator hagel sent her a letter outlining fairly hawkish positions on iran and hezbollah designed to set aside a lot of people's worries about his past positions. also the administration is behind him and pentagon and white house working to schedule these visits you mentioned to senator schumer and others. also, he's reaching out to veteran's organizations as a key constituency saying i need your help. he used to head the uso and dad was a tail gunner in world w
you will take us inside the chuck hagel war room, calling the chuck hagel confirmation war room. where is he? i know he's on the house talking to old colleagues ensuring republicans and democrats of his commitment to close relationship to israel. where is he in the process? >> willie, there's been a real turn and things are now running senator hagel's and people around the table will be encouraged by this choice. senator barbara boxer of california, a democrat who withheld her support...
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nothing on chuck hagel. nothing on climate change. reporters just -- all of the reporters just seem to ask the same question over and over and over again. >> couple of quick comments from twitter. we're tweeting about that topic. jim irwin writes, joey from chicago rocks. >> bill: joey does rock. >> i wanted to bring this up with you, bill. someone wrote to you on twitter not so fast, bill. didn't you yourself ask a dumb question at a press conference about legalizing pot. which i don't think it's a dumb question. i don't think it's a dumb question. i don't think that's what you're saying. nobody else was asking about that. >> bill: let me put this -- i don't want to get too defensive here. >> oh, no, get defensive. >> bill: i might point out that it was two weeks i waited -- i tried to ask that question -- two weeks after colorado and washington state passed initiatives legalizing the recreational use of pot. in that entire two weeks period, no one in the white house press corps asked a question about it until i did. >> it had to be
nothing on chuck hagel. nothing on climate change. reporters just -- all of the reporters just seem to ask the same question over and over and over again. >> couple of quick comments from twitter. we're tweeting about that topic. jim irwin writes, joey from chicago rocks. >> bill: joey does rock. >> i wanted to bring this up with you, bill. someone wrote to you on twitter not so fast, bill. didn't you yourself ask a dumb question at a press conference about legalizing pot....
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the man overseeing the cuts is c if confirmed is chuck hagel. in august 2011 hagel said the defense department was bloated adding quote the pentagon needs to be paired down. i don't think our military has looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long, long time. >> there's no reason why a secretary of defense should go into office thinking can't change anything can't cut anything. >> he has gone from being a war model fight it would go wars to a one-and a half war strategy under president obama given cuts over recent years. >> what everybody forgets is if we suddenly have a crisis in the gulf with iran, if we suddenly face a nuclear issue which forces us to deal with preventive strikes, then we have a completely different defense and military spending profile again. >> the u.s. army is preparing to eliminate two of the 8 brigades in europe and may cut 8 more reducing the army by 80,000 troops. hagel has endorsed deep cuts backing a report by the group global zero calling for an 80 percent reduction in the weapons arsenal which could s
the man overseeing the cuts is c if confirmed is chuck hagel. in august 2011 hagel said the defense department was bloated adding quote the pentagon needs to be paired down. i don't think our military has looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long, long time. >> there's no reason why a secretary of defense should go into office thinking can't change anything can't cut anything. >> he has gone from being a war model fight it would go wars to a one-and a half war...
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us impose regime change and they view chuck hagel and people like him who want to use diplomacy as a risk for actually finding a peaceful peaceful way out how dare we risk peace right jamal i mean we can't have that let's talk about the sanctions though because i just read this article that talks about life saving drugs i mean people are dying they're not able to get this medication what is the goal of these sanctions and i know that you're advocating diplomacy i mean what are the other options here other than these crippling sanctions that we're seeing kill are killing people well there is a deal to be had i mean you know iran has not made a move to build a nuclear weapon if we can actually leverage these sanctions if we can actually be prepared to give up some of these sanctions i do genuinely believe that it's in the best interests of both parties to find a deal now you read the richmond that you're talking about yeah that would be a first step but they're you know it's in nobody's interest to go to war or to have nuclear proliferation however the sanctions you know it's supposed
us impose regime change and they view chuck hagel and people like him who want to use diplomacy as a risk for actually finding a peaceful peaceful way out how dare we risk peace right jamal i mean we can't have that let's talk about the sanctions though because i just read this article that talks about life saving drugs i mean people are dying they're not able to get this medication what is the goal of these sanctions and i know that you're advocating diplomacy i mean what are the other options...
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and chuck hagel and rocky past on iran, no wonder this is questioned. july 2001 voted against extending sanctions on the country and 2007 voted against calling the iranian revolutionary guard a terrorist group. july 2008 recommended establishing a u.s. diplomatic mission in tehran and in his book suggested the u.s. could live with a nuclear iran and last but not least, the nominee for treasury secretary jack lew, mr. john hancock himself who falsely claimed the obama budget would not add to the debt. listen. >> senator, i think it's an accurate statement that our current spending will not be increasing the debt. >> joining me now with her own opinions on these nominees, ann coulter. how are you. >> the flu epidemic, no handshaking. >> sean: so to me, jihad was legitimate and a guy who can't say the iranian revolutionary guard is a terror group. >> right. >> sean: or hezbollah. i just read it, what's your reaction? >> right, well, this is an old liberal trick, like a scorched earth policy to argumenttation, they retreat an argument, burning the english l
and chuck hagel and rocky past on iran, no wonder this is questioned. july 2001 voted against extending sanctions on the country and 2007 voted against calling the iranian revolutionary guard a terrorist group. july 2008 recommended establishing a u.s. diplomatic mission in tehran and in his book suggested the u.s. could live with a nuclear iran and last but not least, the nominee for treasury secretary jack lew, mr. john hancock himself who falsely claimed the obama budget would not add to the...
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america's budget could be in for big cuts if chuck hagel gets his way. president obama nominated the vietnam vet to take over as defense secretary. senator hagel has called the defense department bloated. so between his views and half trillion dollars of spending cuts looming the u.s. military may have to find ways to save a lot of money. jennifer griffin with the news. she is live at the pentagon. tell us about the potential cuts if you would? >> the first cuts will probably be to the size of the force. the air force announced it was already planning to cut the size of its force and to cut back on the number of flying hours that planes do. right now the u.s. is spending about $85 billion a year on the war in afghanistan. it will go down to about 3 or 6,000 troops in afghanistan which would pay the tax payer 75 billion a year. >> everybody forgets if we suddenly have a crisis in the gulf with iran if we face a nuclear issue which forces us to deal with preventative stripes, then we have a completely different defense and mill tear spreending profile agai
america's budget could be in for big cuts if chuck hagel gets his way. president obama nominated the vietnam vet to take over as defense secretary. senator hagel has called the defense department bloated. so between his views and half trillion dollars of spending cuts looming the u.s. military may have to find ways to save a lot of money. jennifer griffin with the news. she is live at the pentagon. tell us about the potential cuts if you would? >> the first cuts will probably be to the...
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the man overseeing the cut is confirmed, defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. in august of 2011, hagel said the defense departmented was bloated, adding the pentagon needs to be pared down. i don't think the military looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long, long time. the u.s. military has gone from a cold war model of being able to fight two simultaneous wars to a 1-1/2 war strategy under president obama. given cuts in recent years. >> if we sudply have a crisis in the gulf with iran, if we sudply face a nuclear issue, which forces us to deal with preventative strikes we have a different military spending profile again. >> the u.s. army is preparing to eliminate two of the eight brigades in europe and may cut eight more brigades overall, reducing the army by 80,000 troops. hagel endorsed deep nuclear cuts backing a report by the group global zero calling for 80% reduction in the u.s. nuclear weapons arsenal that could save $100 billion in ten years. >> the problem is if you are going to cut the nuclear forces, and the nuclear stockpile, you to
the man overseeing the cut is confirmed, defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. in august of 2011, hagel said the defense departmented was bloated, adding the pentagon needs to be pared down. i don't think the military looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long, long time. the u.s. military has gone from a cold war model of being able to fight two simultaneous wars to a 1-1/2 war strategy under president obama. given cuts in recent years. >> if we sudply have a crisis in the...
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retired general stanley mcchrystal on chuck hagel. the exit strategy from afghanistan and his own career. >>> plus, show stopper. president clinton he should the standing ovation with his surprise appearance on "lincoln" at the golden globes. >> in "lincoln" we see a man more interesting than the legend and a far better guide for future presidents. >> exciting special guest. that was hillary clinton's husband. >> that was bill clinton. >> that was. >> it was bill rodham clinton. >> that's right. >>> and ben affleck finally gets his just due for "argo." >> it's an extraordinary thing in your life. these nominees are exceptional talents. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. thanks for joining us. president obama used the final press conference of his first term in office to draw a line in the sand on debt ceiling compromises. joining me now for our daily fix cris alissa, msnbc contributor of post politics.com, chuck todd, nbc news chief white house correspondent, political director, host of the daily rundown and question
retired general stanley mcchrystal on chuck hagel. the exit strategy from afghanistan and his own career. >>> plus, show stopper. president clinton he should the standing ovation with his surprise appearance on "lincoln" at the golden globes. >> in "lincoln" we see a man more interesting than the legend and a far better guide for future presidents. >> exciting special guest. that was hillary clinton's husband. >> that was bill clinton. >>...
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what has chuck hagel indicated he would cut going forward? >> reporter: first of all, heather it may not be up to hagel himself as defense secretary if he gets through the confirmation hearing. it will be up to congress. you still have sequestration, which is the $500 billion of cuts over 10 years that are looming. the deadline for that has been moved to march 1st but what hagel has said in the past and i will quote here, in september 2011, hagel told "the financial times" that the defense department was bloated, adding the pentagon needs to be pared down. i don't think our military really looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long time. clearly he wants to cut but so did secretary fates and did secretary panetta when they were both here at the defense department. right now the u.s. is spending about $85 billion a year on the war in afghanistan. 66,000 troops are there right now. the talk now is going down to 3 to 6,000 troops. what would that mean in terms of cost savings? it would take the war cost there in afghanistan down to
what has chuck hagel indicated he would cut going forward? >> reporter: first of all, heather it may not be up to hagel himself as defense secretary if he gets through the confirmation hearing. it will be up to congress. you still have sequestration, which is the $500 billion of cuts over 10 years that are looming. the deadline for that has been moved to march 1st but what hagel has said in the past and i will quote here, in september 2011, hagel told "the financial times" that...
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hagel but also bringing up the gop intolerance that he has witnessed and what he feels like exists now in d.c. take a listen. >> i think the republican party right now is having an identity problem. and i'm still a republican. i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically. and if the republican party does not change along with the demographic, they're going to be in trouble. >> andrea, over the last 24 hours what's the reaction been in washington, d.c. to colin powell and what his thoughts are about the gop and the future? >> you know, colin powell does not do many interviews and he went on with david gregory to make the points about chuck hagel but also knowing he would be asked these questions because it's been very much on people's minds. where is the. party going? and i'm taking back to 2000 when i was covering the republican convention in philadelphia and colin powell gave his speech and at the time he was at the height of his popularity. he was the -- going
hagel but also bringing up the gop intolerance that he has witnessed and what he feels like exists now in d.c. take a listen. >> i think the republican party right now is having an identity problem. and i'm still a republican. i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a very hard look at itself and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically. and if the republican party does not change along with the demographic, they're going to be in...
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that's encouraging if you're chuck hagel in the white house. but i would argue that the most critical meeting chuck hagel will have in the coming days is chuck schumer. he has to be able to answer the questions of the new york senator because he can bring along as many as ten democrats. i was counting last week his statement was coming out after the nomination was announced. notably, the junior senator from new york who takes a lot of cues from chuck schumer. several other senators who are beholden to schumer for helping them get elected in 2006-2008. if the most prominent jewish senator on the democratic side of is there, it could be very difficult for him to get an easy confirmation vote. >> ed o'keefe, michael, thank you. >> thank you. >>> just a reminder, we will have the press conference live here on msnbc that is coming up in about an hour, 11:15. >>> big night for the golden glo glob glob globes for politics. dab el day-lewis won best actor for "lincoln," jessica best actress for "zero dark thirty" and "game change" won three, including
that's encouraging if you're chuck hagel in the white house. but i would argue that the most critical meeting chuck hagel will have in the coming days is chuck schumer. he has to be able to answer the questions of the new york senator because he can bring along as many as ten democrats. i was counting last week his statement was coming out after the nomination was announced. notably, the junior senator from new york who takes a lot of cues from chuck schumer. several other senators who are...
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but i think it's going to depend a lot on conversations that chuck -- that chuck hagel has over the next couple of weeks. i'm reserving judgment myself. i'm on the armed services committee and will hear the nomination. i'm going to have some questions. i will probably be meeting with him later this week, and i want to understand where he's coming from. but he's a solid guy with a lot of strong support, and the other thing i want to listen to is from people who have worked with him over the years, other ambassadors, people like colin powell. >> let's turn now to the issue of gun control legislation. as you know, vice president biden is going to be delivering his recommendations to the president tomorrow. do you think anything gets passed out of congress in the end? >> i think something probably will. it's a little hard to tell now. i'm not even sure whether -- it's very interesting that vice president biden last week when he was sort of giving a preview, did not mention an assault weapons ban. now, it may be in the recommendations ultimately. but i -- >> would you support mandatory backgr
but i think it's going to depend a lot on conversations that chuck -- that chuck hagel has over the next couple of weeks. i'm reserving judgment myself. i'm on the armed services committee and will hear the nomination. i'm going to have some questions. i will probably be meeting with him later this week, and i want to understand where he's coming from. but he's a solid guy with a lot of strong support, and the other thing i want to listen to is from people who have worked with him over the...
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chuck hagel will head to capitol hill for some face to face meetings. most important is where chuck schumer, who has been both privately and publicly skeptical about hagel's nomination and is exekted pau pechted to press him on iran. but does he have the power to kill it? but a question on whether schumer would expend the political capital. possible he just decides to vote against it and stay quiet over the time period on hagel's confirmation. over the weekend, long time allies led by colin powell went on sunday shows to defend his record. >> superbly equalled based on the record, the service to the country, based on how he feels about troops and veterans and families. i read some of the responses he's already put together and i think he will make a nomination and be confirmed. >> senator jack reid, who is leading hagel's defense in the democratic senate caucus praised hagel's able ility the quote sp truth to power and also talked about hagel's service in vietnam. >> he's been a combat soldier. he's fought. literally walked in their boots. that i think
chuck hagel will head to capitol hill for some face to face meetings. most important is where chuck schumer, who has been both privately and publicly skeptical about hagel's nomination and is exekted pau pechted to press him on iran. but does he have the power to kill it? but a question on whether schumer would expend the political capital. possible he just decides to vote against it and stay quiet over the time period on hagel's confirmation. over the weekend, long time allies led by colin...
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the conversation was about chuck hagel and colin powell's support for chuck hagel, and he's being questioned about chuck hagel talking about the jewish lobby, and colin powell said that's a slip of the tongue, that happens. he meant the israeli lobby. so he's correct to defend chuck hagel, for a phrase that many saw as anti-semitic and intolerant. and not sarah palin. >> i thought you were going to break out the aggressively gay comment made by chuck hagel. before we get to l.z.'s viewpoint, i want to hear what jay carney said, one of the president's men. listen. >> i'm going to shuck and jive. time to shuck and jive. that's the super secret book. >> so, l.z., jay carney, the white house spokesman, said shuck and jive too. doesn't that muddy the waters a bit? >> no, of course not. it all depends upon who is saying it, what is the phrase is -- who the phrase is directed toward, and what is its intent? in the sarah palin incident, she was blowing a dog whistle. with carney, he was just referring to himself. those are two different things. i want to back up to some of the things that will talke
the conversation was about chuck hagel and colin powell's support for chuck hagel, and he's being questioned about chuck hagel talking about the jewish lobby, and colin powell said that's a slip of the tongue, that happens. he meant the israeli lobby. so he's correct to defend chuck hagel, for a phrase that many saw as anti-semitic and intolerant. and not sarah palin. >> i thought you were going to break out the aggressively gay comment made by chuck hagel. before we get to l.z.'s...
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chuck hagel could be the most difficult because democrats and republicans here have some challenges and lots of questions for him. still they say about the stance on iran and things he said about iraq and israel and whether he stands close enough with israel as ally. the white house is confident he'll be confirmed. it's not going to be an easy process. >> one month since the school shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. vice president joe biden expected to lay out recommendations for gun control tomorrow. what is he expected to say? >> administration has already said that they will push for assault weapons ban and nra doesn't think it will pass here and for limits on high capacity clips. with those meetings that we saw with all sides last week and today sitting down with cabinet members and members of congress, the vice president is expected to recommend universal background checks saying a lot of groups he met with are pushing for background checks whether you buy that weapon online, retail store, even in a private sale or at gun shows which now is considered a loophole. >>
chuck hagel could be the most difficult because democrats and republicans here have some challenges and lots of questions for him. still they say about the stance on iran and things he said about iraq and israel and whether he stands close enough with israel as ally. the white house is confident he'll be confirmed. it's not going to be an easy process. >> one month since the school shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. vice president joe biden expected to lay out...
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them look bad. >> stephanie: in a bit der bait that led up to the american invision of iraq, senator chuck hagel said some of the fellow republicans in their zest for war who have sat in jungles or foxholes and watched their friends get their heads blown off. cautious geopolitical approach -- >> how many of those killed in combat? >> stephanie: campaign now being waged against mr. hagel's nomination is relitgation of the decade-old dispute. bill crystal, you were wrong about everything. everything! [ buzzer ] this is the neocon's worst nightmare. combat soldier successful businessman and senator who thinks there may be other ways to resolve some questions other than force richard armitage. we were saying as eric boehlert said, this is just par for the course now. he's a republican. and they're still accusing obama of not seeking bipartisan -- [ whatever! ] >> stephanie: right. wow, i bet you they'll be helpful on immigration reform as well. right after they get reasonable gun control done. president obama plans to move congress on an ambitious overhaul on the immigration reform a change of
them look bad. >> stephanie: in a bit der bait that led up to the american invision of iraq, senator chuck hagel said some of the fellow republicans in their zest for war who have sat in jungles or foxholes and watched their friends get their heads blown off. cautious geopolitical approach -- >> how many of those killed in combat? >> stephanie: campaign now being waged against mr. hagel's nomination is relitgation of the decade-old dispute. bill crystal, you were wrong about...
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bill: new reaction out of president obama's nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. they called the senator superb lee qualified for this job. >> he is a solid guy who speaks his phaoeufpbltd he's a good supporter of israel and he's been there, the record will show that. but he's not reluctant to disagree. i think he will do a great job as secretary of defense. >> let me say this. i'm very troubled. i think that the hearings on this nomination are going to be consequential. i have not made up my mind, but here is where we are. you've put up his prior positions. it makes me wonder, it perplexess me why the president nominated senator hagel. >> that was kelly ayotte a republican from new hampshire showing her displeasure with the pick. no doubt hagel will face questions on his views on iran and israel during those hearings. martha: fox news alert for you now, president obama about to hold the last news conference of his first term. we just heard this about an hour ago. senior political analyst brit hume on the high stakes for the president in this conference and for re
bill: new reaction out of president obama's nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. they called the senator superb lee qualified for this job. >> he is a solid guy who speaks his phaoeufpbltd he's a good supporter of israel and he's been there, the record will show that. but he's not reluctant to disagree. i think he will do a great job as secretary of defense. >> let me say this. i'm very troubled. i think that the hearings on this nomination are going to be consequential....
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chuck hagel was a republican, is a republican and has diversity. give him time to fill out the staff and as i want to keep coming back to is this election was fought over the issues that are important to america. and women clearly saw that this is a president that will fight for, affirm and advance. >> i want to get back to the for, affirm and advance. >> i [ male announcer ]o the i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when yo
chuck hagel was a republican, is a republican and has diversity. give him time to fill out the staff and as i want to keep coming back to is this election was fought over the issues that are important to america. and women clearly saw that this is a president that will fight for, affirm and advance. >> i want to get back to the for, affirm and advance. >> i [ male announcer ]o the i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before....
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hagel, republicans versus republicans over chuck hagel is i will lustrative of what's wrong with the republican party. colin powell again. >> i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a hard look at its self and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically. if the republican party does not change along with the demographic, they are going to be in trouble. >> bill: one other thing that colin powell said that's wrong with the republican party, not only this inability to keep up with changing times, if you will, but they are still carrying around to many of them, a strong breed of intel intelrance. >> there is also a dark a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. what do i mean by that? what i mean by that is: they still sort of look down on minorities. >> so this battle over chuck hagle, eric, is really a battle for the heart and soul of the republican party. isn't it? >> you know, i don't think there is any question that at this point, every battle these guys are fighting, you know in a way is a battle for the heart and
hagel, republicans versus republicans over chuck hagel is i will lustrative of what's wrong with the republican party. colin powell again. >> i think what the republican party needs to do now is take a hard look at its self and understand that the country has changed. the country is changing demographically. if the republican party does not change along with the demographic, they are going to be in trouble. >> bill: one other thing that colin powell said that's wrong with the...